Short answer
Men: 2 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze in 24 tournaments. Women: 0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze in 8 tournaments. Counts run through Milano Cortina 2026.
Sweden played in the first Olympic tournament in 1920 and finished fourth. Its first gold came in 1994, when it beat Canada in a shootout in Lillehammer, and its second in 2006, beating Finland 3-2 in Turin.
The women won silver in 2006 after beating the United States in a semifinal shootout, and bronze in 2002.
Every Olympic finish
| Tournament | Team | Finish | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 men | Sweden | 4th | 3-3 (17:20) |
| 1924 men | Sweden | 4th | |
| 1928 men | Sweden | Silver | |
| 1936 men | Sweden | 5th | |
| 1948 men | Sweden | 4th | 4-4 (55:28) |
| 1952 men | Sweden | Bronze | 6-2 (48:19) |
| 1956 men | Sweden | 4th | 1-3-1 (10:17) |
| 1960 men | Sweden | 5th | |
| 1964 men | Sweden | Silver | |
| 1968 men | Sweden | 4th | |
| 1972 men | Sweden | 4th | |
| 1980 men | Sweden | Bronze | |
| 1984 men | Sweden | Bronze | |
| 1988 men | Sweden | Bronze | |
| 1992 men | Sweden | 5th | |
| 1994 men | Sweden | Gold | |
| 1998 men | Sweden | 5th | |
| 2002 men | Sweden | 5th | |
| 2006 men | Sweden | Gold | |
| 2010 men | Sweden | 5th | |
| 2014 men | Sweden | Silver | |
| 2018 men | Sweden | 5th | 3-1 (11:5) |
| 2022 men | Sweden | 4th | 3-3 (13:13) |
| 2026 men | Sweden | 7th | 3-2 (17:12) |
| 1998 women | Sweden | 5th | 1-4 (10:21) |
| 2002 women | Sweden | Bronze | |
| 2006 women | Sweden | Silver | |
| 2010 women | Sweden | 4th | |
| 2014 women | Sweden | 4th | |
| 2018 women | Sweden | 7th | 3-3 (20:13) |
| 2022 women | Sweden | 8th | 2-3 (7:19) |
| 2026 women | Sweden | 4th | 5-2 (21:9) |
Record is wins and losses (overtime and shootout results counted as wins and losses), with ties shown third where they existed, and goals for and against. It appears only where the tournament article lists every team’s full record.
Compare with other countries in the medal table or filter any team in the medal finder.
Questions people ask
How many Olympic hockey golds has Sweden won?
Two, both men’s: 1994 and 2006.
Sources
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